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The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could help inform efforts at …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots … on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group had assembled a mycobiome culture …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … of the University of Georgia sequenced and analyzed the genome of the common bean. That work was published online … bean’s nutritional value, providing anywhere from 10-30% of daily protein requirements. It is also an essential source …

… to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from … sequences assembled as part of its 1000 Fungal Genomes Project . To map microbial activity, Baldrian’s team … four specific habitats within the forest floor: the leaf litter on top of the soil, the roots of the trees, the …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … structures that enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. … was done under Contract DE-AC52-07NA2734. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an … including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … than 400 cultured rumen prokaryotes from the  Hungate1000 project . They also used the tool to predict possible …

Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — … Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … As such, JGI is involved in a broad variety of genomics projects that relate to energy and the environment.” she …

With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for … most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ …

In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on … joint appointments as a Deputy Director at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley …

Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … in Sorghum (EPICON) is a five-year, multi-institution project funded by the DOE Office of Biological and … under three watering conditions, and then collected root, leaf and rhizosphere (soil surrounding the root) samples …

The Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems … users who made use of our data. We completed 39,870 projects in FY24 We generated 871 Terabases of sequence We …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in … four letters represents an organism’s genetic code, or genome, which underlies physical features and functions. … Program (CSP) focuses on a fungal comparative ENCODE project known as FUNCODE. “We noticed a few years ago that …